The Bureau of Prisons is attempting to follow the Attorney General’s directive to reduce the prison population in response to COVID-19. Officials are scouring records in an attempt to find those who are worthy of home confinement. They are using…
Category: US District Court
Aging on the Registry Can Be Hazardous To Your Health and Freedom
One of the hazards of aging is memory lapses. If we’re fortunate enough to make it into our 50’s,60’s and beyond, we may start noticing that we forget little things, where you left the car keys, where you put your…
TN US District Court Case May Be Pivotal for Registrants
A case filed in US District Court, Nashville, TN last week has the potential to be a pivotal point in changing the registry, not only for John Doe who is filing the suit, but for all registrants. Plaintiff John Doe…
Colorado Sex Offender Registration Statute Unconstitutional 8-31-2017
Colorado Sex Offender Registration Statute Unconstitutional 8-31-2017 MILLARD et al. v. Rankin A win following the Packingham v. North Carolina win Packingham v. North Carolina: Justice Kennedy writing for the majority noted parenthetically that “the troubling fact that the law imposes severe restrictions…
Sex Offender Restrictions Challenged and “Won” in N. Carolina
Good News! The 4th Circuit Court in N. Carolina recently rejected the State’s appeal to overturn a district court ruling regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions in the state’s sex offender laws. The basis of the arguement dealt with two…
A Judge With Commmon Sense
July 26, 2016: A federal judge in Denver, Colorado, U.S. District Court Senior Judge John Kane, has what a lot more judges in this country need, common sense. He believes the federal sentencing guidelines for child pornography are too rigid.…